Sparks to tackle entire discography over 21 nights :: Music News :: Articles

The album as concert is all the rage. From Sonic Youth to Lucinda Williams to the GZA to the Zombies, the past year has seen artists of all stripes revisiting their studio masterworks note for note. But Sparks - the offbeat duo of brothers Ron and Russell Mael - plan to outdo everyone else.

Beginning May 16, the brothers will play all 20 of their studio albums straight through over an extended stay at London's Carling Islington Academy. Then, on June 13, Sparks will hop over to Shepherds Bush Empire to play a set of entirely new material from their upcoming 21st album. Sounds pretty monumental. Here's the Maels' discogaphy/dates:

May
16 - Halfnelson
17 - Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing
18 - Kimono My House
20 - Propaganda
21 - Indiscreet
23 - Big Beat
24 - Introducing Sparks
25 - No.1 In Heaven
27 - Terminal Jive
28 - Whomp That Sucker
30 - Angst In My Pants
31 - Outer Space

June
1 - Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat
3 - Music That You Can Dance To
4 - Interior Design
6 - Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
7 - Plagiarism
8 - Balls
10 - Lil Beethoven
11 - Hello Young Lovers
13 - New Album (Shepherds Bush Empire)